Drivers and enablers of corporate entrepreneurship: Case of a software giant from India

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 187-205

  Bhardwaj, B R ^a   Sushil, ^a   Momaya, K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Entrepreneurialism; India; Organizational innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551491914     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621711111105777     Document Type: Article

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